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put a civil tongue in one's head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
put a -civil -tongue in one's -head
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of keep a civil tongue in one's head.

Inflected Forms

puts a civil tongue in one's head (present, singular) putting a civil tongue in one's head (participle, present)

Questions

What does put a civil tongue in one's head mean?
Alternative form of keep a civil tongue in one's head.

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